The Miami Coast Guard’s Cutter Valiant crew offloaded approximately12,471 poundsof illegal narcotics, specifically cocaine, on Thursday, March 6, at 9 a.m. on Base Miami Beach. The estimated street value of these narcotics comes in at a whopping $141 million. Over a dozen suspected smugglers were also taken into custody for federal prosecution in the United States. The […]
A man claimed to have snorted ketamine in a police car following his arrest for drug-driving. Kyle Walker, from Chepstow, had got behind the wheel of his Vauxhall Zafira with the horse tranquiliser in his system. Newport Magistrates’ Court heard the 30-year-old, who had also been using cocaine, was stopped by police on June 22 last […]
A Chesterfield man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. According to court documents, on May 18, 2023, Urain Alexander Robinson, 52, was contacted by a co-conspirator (CC1), who was seeking to purchase cocaine from Robinson. That night, Robinson transported multiple kilograms of cocaine from his residence […]
BOSTON – A Dominican national living in Manchester, N.H. was sentenced today in federal court in Boston to possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Miguel Angel Martinez Lugo, a/k/a “Jesus Manuel Encarnacion,” a/k/a “Jose Rosado Rabell,” 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick to 14 years […]
Hong Kong: The Court of Appeal seized a rare opportunity, in a case that spanned over eight years, to review the sentencing guidelines for cocaine, heroin, and ice. In this unusual decision, the sentence for trafficking an exceptionally large quantity of drugs was reduced. In HKSAR v Huang Ruifang (黃瑞芳) [2025] HKCA 234, the Court of Appeal […]